Community Opportunity Map
The Community Opportunity Map is a tool that allows users to see localized indicators connected to community health and maltreatment prevention.
Competency Curriculum Intervention: Student Task Self-Efficacy and Attitudes in Child Welfare
This study evaluated a university-agency developed competency-based curriculum and field placement on child welfare for BSW and MSW students.
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Developing a tailored substance use intervention for youth exiting foster care
This study examines a program (iHeLP) for substance use reduction in foster youth aging out of care.
Depressive symptoms and self-harm among youngsters referred to child welfare: The role of trust in caregiver support and communication
This study explored whether trust in caregiver support and communication about experiences with primary caregivers, are associated with Child Welfare System (CWS) youngsters’ depressive symptoms and/or self-harm.
Violence and maltreatment in Tanzanian families—Findings from a nationally representative sample of secondary school students and their parents
This study examined the prevalence of maltreatment and violent discipline from both the adolescents’ and parents’ perspectives.
Integrating Indigenous approaches and relationship-based ethics for culturally safe interventions: Child protection in Solomon Islands
Through qualitative interviews with local child protection workers, this paper indicates that traditional values assist legislative intervention and that significant potential exists in better integration of Indigenous approaches into practice.
8 Borders, 8 Days
This documentary video tells the story of Sham, a single mother from Syria seeking safety in Europe.
The attitudes of medical professionals toward children and children at risk of separation from parents in Eastern Europe
This article reports the findings of a multi-country study of medical professionals' perceptions and evaluations of children in three Eastern European countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova).
Unaccompanied and Separated Children in South Africa: is Return the Only Option?
This article examines the challenges faced by unaccompanied and separated children in South Africa.
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Health crises, social support, and caregiving practices among street children in Bangladesh
This study asked three primary questions: 1) What is the nature of crisis children encounter on the street? 2) What are the ranges of informal caregiving practices? 3) What social network characteristics facilitate or complicate caregiving?